Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-20
An IMPORTANT WORK.



The most important piece OF work yet been tn
dertaken in connection with the Potomac River
improvement Is now in progress q couple OF hun
dred feet from the river bank at the foot OF l4th
street It is building the foundation for the pro-
posed outlet gates which are intended 10 fush the
closed Washington channel with water twice every
twenty-four hours from the large tidal reservoir.
The work OF driving piles for the foundation and
LIST OF May. 1t has just been completed. Last
night the dam was closed, and shortly before 1
O'Clock THIS morning steam pump was star,ed.
for space OF about 100 feet by no feet Long be-
fore this work was commenced considerable bor-
idea OF the character OF the bottom. II was found
TO be unusually soft, so that the only piles that
could be used were as and so feet long.
HOW THE WORK WAS DONE.
These were driven with mammoth pile driver, the
hammer OF which weighed 2.6oo pounds and made
fourteen ten-foot strokes per Elinute, and as the
work progressed 1t possible 10 drive from Is TO
% OF these mammoth piles day. sthe pile driving
progressed the Golfer dam was built. When 4
STAR reporter visited the spot this afternoon an
UNUsUA SIGHT
met his gaze. The c0fier dam Is reached Nv a long
and substantial wharf, on which there is a tram
filled with many hundred carloads OF earth, nearly
encircled the site OF the proposed outlet gates
The bed OF the river was
EXPOSED TO vIEw
within the confines 1t was nothing but soft.
Shiny mud, into which workmen sank nearly up
to their waists at every step. Three hundred and
seventy gigantic piles reared their hammer beaten
heads above this bed OF slime. There had been
some excavations at the spot, SO that the tops OF
the natural bed OF the river. They are driven
close together, In rows and Will all be sawed on
at the same height On these tops will be bolted
the
TIMBER GRILLAGE,
and on this will be laid a solid concrete founda-
ton, upon which the large gates OF masonry VIII
be constructed. Scarcely an inch OF water has
leaked through the coner-dam since the
pump was stopped this morning, and the
work thus far is regarded as complete
success. colonel HainS VAS on The ground
early this morning, and with his foreman watched
the work as it progressed with interest. The dlI-
ficulty OF securing firm foundation was unusu-
ally great, and IL was only with the greatest pa
thence and care that the task was accomplished
STEALING MINISTER'S HoKsE.-The police here
were notified this morning taat horse belonging
to the Rev. Father Connolly, pastor or the Rock
Vile Catholic church, was stolen from the stable
last night. The animal Is supposed 10 have been
taken toward Baltimore. some tiI,e ago a
horse belonging to the Rev. Mr. Avirett, In Mont
gOmery County, was stolen, and the Thief was
captured and the animal was recovered by Wash
lngtOn officers.
Thomas Randolph, colored boy, was given six
months In Jail by Judge smell to-day for snatching
pocketbOOk from colored woman named Nil
dred Landon.
Wellington A. Davis q cOlOred barber, employed
In Simn>s barber shop, on street, was arrested
Saturday night by Detectives Wheeler and MAJ
t1ngly, on a charge or forging the name OF his
father-in-law, Chas Highwarder. TO note for SIS.
In the Police Court to-day the case was continued
until Friday.
Would SOONER DIE THAN CONE BACK TO HER
HUsBAND.-Henry kropp, jr., has, by ". p. William
son, nled bill Tor divorce from Sallie j. kropp.
They were married May l3, 1855, and lived
together Till June Is following, at 1O4 street. and
he charges that at the iasJ-named date, without
the slightest cause, she deserted him, and has
since written certain letters TO him In which She
says "BefOre would come back would rather
die by my own hands,"
THE ANGNEY CAsE.-In the Court In General
Term to-day the case Oh jacob p. Angney was con.
unued Till Thursday next
Mr.. Strauss Presentation Postponed.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June 2O.-The presentation 10
the sultan OF Mr.. Strauss, the new United states
minister to Turkey has been postponed until after
the feast OF the Bairam.
Stage Robbery i'm Missouri.
THREE MASKED ROBBERS COMPEL FIFTEEN TRAVEL
Frs TO GIVE Up THEIR LOOSE CHANGE.
The Baldwin and Manchester stage, which runs
! from Baldwin, NO., to Barrett's on the Missouri
Pacific Railroad, twice day, was stopped sunday
afternoon about O'Clock about mile from Bar
rett'S by three masked men. The men were con-
cealed In the underbrush, and as the stage with
| Its fifteen passengers approached the robbers ad-
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